Item number: M376

Year: AD 1813-1918

Material: Gold and Enamel

Size: 47.1 x 9.0 x 4.5 mm

Weight: 0.95 g

Provenance: La Galerie Numismatique 2024

This is a gold enamel breast pin, its design inspired by the renowned Order of the Black Eagle and the Iron Cross.

The obverse side of the pin prominently features a black Imperial Eagle (Reichsadler) with wings spread and facing left, a symbol of the Prussian royal house. Beneath the eagle is the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), signifying the military authority of the Kingdom of Prussia. The spaces between the arms of the cross, which traditionally feature four crowned black eagles in the design of the Order of the Black Eagle, are somewhat abstractly depicted in this pin.

The reverse side of the pin bears no ornamentation and is equipped with a long needle for attachment to clothing.

The Black Eagle Order (Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler) was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia. It was established on 17 January AD 1701 by Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg, who became King Frederick I of Prussia the following day. Recipients included members of ruling houses, senior civil and military officials, and citizens who rendered significant service to Prussia. Traditionally, the Black Eagle Order featured a Maltese cross in gold with blue enamel, centred with a gold medallion inscribed with the initials “FR,” representing Frederick I. Between the arms of the cross were crowned black eagles.

The Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz), on the other hand, was a German military decoration first established by King Frederick William III of Prussia in AD 1813. Its design was adapted from the black cross on a white background historically used by the Teutonic Order.

物件編號: M376

年代: 公元 1813-1918 年

材質: 黃金, 琺瑯

尺寸: 47.1 x 9.0 x 4.5 mm

重量: 0.95 g

來源: 貨幣藝廊 2024

這是一枚黃金琺瑯胸針，圖樣形制模仿著名的黑鷹勳章以及鐵十字勳章。

胸針正面中央圖案為一隻展翅、面朝左的黑色帝國鵰(Reichsadler)，是普魯士王室的象徵。疊於其下的是鐵十字(Eisernes Kreuz)，代表著普魯士王國的軍事權威。鐵十字的臂間按黑鷹勳章勳章的形制應為四隻鷹，但在該胸針上的圖案有些抽象。

胸針背面則無任何圖案，連接用於固定於衣物上的長針。

黑鷹勳章（Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler ）是普魯士王國的最高騎士團勳章。該騎士團於公元1701 年 1 月 17 日由勃蘭登堡選帝侯腓特烈三世（第二天即成為普魯士國王腓特烈一世）創立。獲得者為各國王室成員、高級文武官員，以及對普魯士有功之臣民。傳統上，黑鷹勳章為金底藍色琺瑯搪瓷的馬爾他十字，中間的金色徽章上刻有代表腓特烈一世的「FR」。十字臂之間各有一隻金冠黑鷹。

鐵十字勳章（Eisernes Kreuz）則是由普魯士國王腓特烈·威廉三世於公元1813年首次頒發的德國軍事勳章，符號修改自條頓騎士團使用的白底黑十字。